Ghetto Warriors: Minority boxers in Britain
April 25, 2007
This new exhibition really packs a punch! Boxing has always been a very English sport yet it has often been popular with ethnic minority groups at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder. Boxers of Jewish, African-Caribbean, West African, Romany, Traveller, Irish and Asian origins have all, at one time or another entered the British ring. Boxing has not only been a way out of the ghetto but also a means of gaining acceptance, respect and even, in some cases, riches and fame. The exhibition will highlight how boxing has served as a means of social integration by enabling boxers to be proud of their ethnic identity while also feeling part of British society.
Ghetto Warriors: Minority boxers in Britain, 8 May to 2 September 2007, The Jewish Museum, Camden Town
